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- (Ancient Greece) A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (Ancient Greece) A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla.
- (Ancient Greece) A kind of women's outer garment in ancient Greece; a veil.
- (fashion) A short overskirt cut in such a way that the sides form points. [from 20th century]
- (fashion) A short overskirt attached to the waist of a garment; a basque.
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